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No.
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Author(s)
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Title
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JEL Class.
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9944
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Vibeke
Jakobsen
Peder
J.
Pedersen
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Poverty Risk among Older Immigrants in a Scandinavian Welfare State
Focus in the paper is on poverty among immigrants and refugees 50 years and older coming to Denmark from countries outside the OECD, with main emphasis on immigrants coming as guest workers before ...
(published in: European Journal of Social Security, 2017, 19 (3), 242 - 262)
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F22, H55, I32, J14
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9942
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Deepti
Goel
Kevin
Lang
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Social Ties and the Job Search of Recent Immigrants
In this paper we highlight a specific mechanism through which social networks help in job search. We characterize the strength of a network by its likelihood of providing a job offer. Using a ...
(published in: ILR Review, 2017, 72 (2), 355-381)
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J3
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9941
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Froilan
T.
Malit Jr.
George
S
Naufal
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Asymmetric Information under the Kafala Sponsorship System: Impacts on Foreign Domestic Workers' Income and Employment Status in the GCC Countries
This paper examines the legal and policy implications of information asymmetry on foreign domestic workers employed under the Kafala sponsorship system in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) ...
(published in: International Migration, 2016, 54(5), 76-90)
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D82, F22, G14, N35, N45
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9938
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José Ignacio
Gimenez-Nadal
Miguel
Lafuente
José Alberto
Molina
Jorge
Velilla
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Resampling and Bootstrap to Assess the Relevance of Variables: A New Algorithmic Approach with Applications to Entrepreneurship Data
In this paper, we propose an algorithmic approach based on resampling and bootstrap techniques to measuring the importance of a variable, or a set of variables, in econometric models. This ...
(published as 'Resampling and bootstrap algorithms to asses the relevance of variables: applications to cross-section entrepreneurship data' in: Empirical Economics, 2019, 56, 233-267)
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C21, C52
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9937
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Davide
Castellani
Mariacristina
Piva
Torben
Schubert
Marco
Vivarelli
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The Productivity Impact of R&D Investment: A Comparison between the EU and the US
Using data on the US and EU top R&D spenders from 2004 until 2012, this paper investigates the sources of the US/EU productivity gap. We find robust evidence that US firms have a higher capacity to ...
(published as 'R&D and Productivity in the US and the EU: Sectoral Specificities and Differences in the Crisis', Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 2019, 138, 279-291.)
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O33, O51, O52
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9936
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Alexander
M.
Danzer
Peter
Dolton
Chiara
Rosazza Bondibene
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Who Wins? Evaluating the Impact of UK Public Sector Pension Scheme Reforms
Radical changes have been implemented to pension schemes across the UK public sector from April 2015. This paper simulates how these changes will affect the lifetime pension and how the negotiated ...
(published in: National Institute Economic Review, 2016, 237, 38-46)
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J32, H55, J45
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9935
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Kusum
Mundra
Ruth
Uwaifo Oyelere
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Single and Investing: Homeownership Trends among the Never Married
In recent years, singles have begun to take on a more prominent role in reshaping America. As a group, singles are increasingly becoming influential in politics and in the determination of many macro ...
(published in: Housing Studies, 2019, 34 (1), 162-187)
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J10, J11, D10
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9931
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Daniela
Piazzalunga
Maria
Laura
Di Tommaso
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The Increase of the Gender Wage Gap in Italy during the 2008-2012 Economic Crisis
The paper examines the gender wage gap in Italy during the 2008-2012 economic crisis, using cross-sectional EU-SILC data. The gender wage gap increased from 4% in 2008 to 8% in 2012, when for most ...
(published in: Journal of Economic Inequality, 2019, 17 (2), 171–193)
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J31, J71, J16, J45
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9930
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Sonia
R.
Bhalotra
Abhishek
Chakravarty
Dilip
Mookherjee
Francisco
J.
Pino
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Property Rights and Gender Bias: Evidence from Land Reform in West Bengal
While land reforms are typically pursued in order to raise productivity and reduce inequality across households, an unintended consequence may be increased within-household gender inequality. We ...
(published in: American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2019, 11 (2), 295-237)
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I14, I24, J71, O15
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9929
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Miles
Corak
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Inequality from Generation to Generation: The United States in Comparison
To understand the degree of intergenerational mobility in the United States, and the differences between Americans and others, it is important to appreciate the workings and interaction of three ...
(published in: Robert Rycroft (editor). The Economics of Inequality, Poverty, and Discrimination in the 21st Century. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 2013 )
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J62, J68
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12990Result(s) returned for "All accepted Discussion Papers"
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